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Evening Star, Issue 15480, 30 April 1914, Page 6

FOLLOWING HIS LEAD. Young William received a new diary for a birthday present, and was encouraged by his mother to set down each day's doing* fherein. The first day he wrote " Got up at seven," and then continued to record incidents' of the day. At his mother's suggestion he took it to his teacher for approval. She criticised the first phrase. " Don't *ay Got up,' William," she said. "The sun does not 'get up'; it rises." On retiring that night William remembered his teacher's instructions, and wrote with much care in his diary: " Set at nine." It was raining hard one Sunday, and the little boy asked his mother if they weren't foing to Sunday school. "No, not to-day, ear," she answered; "it's too muddy, and it's raining too hard." "Well, mamma," said the little Puritan, "it was raining yesterday, and we went to the circus." Ti» mother immediately made preparations to go. "I can tell you," said the accurate man, "how much water goes over Niagara Falls to a quart." "How much,' said bis sceptical friend. "Two pints, of course.'*